| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Research Method | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Studies of Lexicalization at Home and Abroad | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Research on General Theories of Lexicalization | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Research on the Relationship Between Lexicalization and Grammaticalization | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies of the Lexicalization of “V+O” Construction | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Studies of Metonymy at Home and Abroad | 第21-25页 |
| 2.3.1 General Theories of Metonymy | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3.2 Lexical Metonymy | 第24-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-37页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Foundations | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 The Explanation of Metonymy in the Lexicalization of “V+O” Construction | 第28-35页 |
| 3.2.1 Mergence of the Syntactical Components | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Referential Transfer of “VO” | 第30页 |
| 3.2.3 The Nominalization of “V+O” Construction | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.4 The Adjectivization of “V+O” Construction | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four The Nominalization of "V+O" Construction | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1 SUBJECT FOR AGENT | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 SUBJECT FOR EXPERIENCER/MOVER FOR RESULT | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR PARTICIPANT ACTIVATED BY AGENT | 第39-44页 |
| 4.3.1 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR ACTIVITY | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.2 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR RESULT | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.3 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR PROFESSION | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.4 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR INSTRUMENT | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five The Adjectivization of "V+O" Construction | 第46-51页 |
| 5.1 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR PROPERTY | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 SUBJECT FOR EXPERICER FOR PROPERTY’ | 第47-48页 |
| 5.3 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR PARTICIPANT FOR PROPERTY’’ | 第48-50页 |
| 5.3.1 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR ACTIVITY FOR PROPERTY’’ | 第48页 |
| 5.3.2 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR RESULT FOR PROPERTY’’ | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3.3 SUBJECT FOR AGENT FOR INSTRUMENT FOR PROPERTY’’ | 第49-50页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第51-53页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-59页 |
